Erik Napoleon Söderlund (11 April 1925 – 27 July 2009) was a Swedish race walker. He participated in the 50 km event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

, but did not finish. He placed fifth over 20 km at the 1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, where his twin brother

Åke Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/ Norweg ...

secured a bronze medal in the 50 km walk.

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1925 births 2009 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Swedish male race walkers Athletes from Stockholm 21st-century Swedish people 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub